With the Highlanders’ Thomas Belknap in the penalty box for roughing, Borchert received a pass in the corner from classmate Andrew Atkinson and carried the puck out front to beat Harwood goalie Elliot Emberley through the netminder’s legs.

The Hurricanes (14-5-2) finished 2-for-5 on the power play, but struggled to execute during most of its man-advantage opportunities while overcoming a pair of one-goal deficits against the Highlanders (6-13-2).

It was a much tighter game than the teams’ meeting Feb. 1 in Waterbury, where the Canes won 6-1 as Jeff Lyford notched his 100th career point. Lyford had no points Saturday as Emberley made 31 saves.

“Harwood gave us fits all day long,” said Hurricanes coach Todd Bebeau. “Their goalie played very well, and we hit five posts. We had trouble moving the puck on the power play the whole game until that last one.”

The Highlanders led 1-0 at the first intermission on the strength of a goal from Adam Lamson, assisted by Belknap. Nate Lemieux scored from Jordy Allard for Hartford at 5:14 of the second period to knot the game up, 1-1.

Harwood went back on top 1:27 into the third period on Clayton Wells’ unassisted goal, answered by Hartford’s John Lewis 4:23 later, with assists to Atkinson and Borchert. Senior Mak Lyford made 21 saves for the Canes.

Hartford moves on to Wednesday’s quarterfinal at No. 3 Mount Mansfield, which dominated No. 14 Peoples on Saturday, 10-1. The Hurricanes beat the Cougars on the road on Jan. 11, 3-2.

Woodstock 3, Burlington 1

Woodstock — Braden McCarthy had a goal and an assist as the No. 4 Wasps beat the No. 13 Seahorses in the first round of the VPA Division II tournament at Union Arena.

Connor McCarthy and Luc Issa added scores for the Wasps, while Haven Lantz, Ben Orr and Brian Townley notched assists. Connor Black made 17 saves for the Wasps and Paul Truman made a whopping 34 for Burlington.

“He played a great game, but we didn’t play very well,” said Woodstock coach Charlie Hancock. “We spent too much time in the second and third periods killing penalties.”

The Wasps host No. 5 Northfield on Wednesday.

Bow 5, Lebanon 0

West Lebanon — The Raiders (6-10-2; 5-9-1 NHIAA Division-II) were shut out for the first time this year.

“We weren’t really ready to go from the drop of the puck today,” said Lebanon coach Gary Smith. “We were better in the second and third period, but we didn’t play a full 45-minute game and that hurt us.”

The Raiders play at Winnacunnet on Monday.

Portsmouth 7 Kearsarge 1

Exeter, n.h. — The Cougars fell to 1-9-1.

Duncan MacIntyre scored in the third period for Kearsarge, with assists to Will Aufranc and Bryson Barthol. Cody Rowe made 14 saves for the Cougars, who are back on the road Monday at Manchester West.

Both teams now await their seeding and first-round opponents in the VPA Division III tournament, which begins this week.

Chelsea 63, Sharon 30

Chelsea — The Phoenix finished the regular season 13-6 with an uninspired performance against the Red Devils.

Brandon Poulin scored 19 and Anthony Spinella had 15 for Chelsea (18-2), while Andy Bando-Hess scored 12 for the Phoenix in his first game in nearly three weeks for Sharon. Bando-Hess is enrolled for the trimester at the Mountain School in Vershire and is eligible for only a limited number of games.

Sharon awaits its seeding for the VPA Division IV tournament, which begins this week.

Stevens 54, Kearsarge 49

Claremont — The Cardinals trailed by 17 points after three quarters, then rallied in the fourth for their third straight win.

Parker Smith seven of his 16 points in the fourth, where Jordan Haines had eight of his 14 — including going 6-for-7 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter.

Williamstown, Vt. — The No. 7 Yellowjackets held a 10-point lead in the second quarter before foul trouble to point guard Ashleay Wilcox triggered a comeback and eventual blowout win by the No. 2 Blue Devils.

“Ashleay got her fourth foul, and we went from being up by 10 to down by 12 with her on the bench,” Windsor coach Bruce Mackay said. “We were only down by a point (44-43) at halftime.”

Williamstown moves on to face No. 3 Oxbow in the Vermont Division III semifinals at Barre Auditorium on Thursday.

Woodsville 24 Canaan-Pittsburg 19

Woodsville — The Engineers held an opponent to fewer than 30 points for the sixth time this year while improving to 16-2.

Sam Thurston scored eight points for Woodsville, which trailed by four points at halftime before outscoring the Panthers 18-9 in the second half.